Flamingo Cologne - A chip set, not a fragrance (6 Viewers)

[Nanook]

Actually I was a few hours late with the addition of the" , DE", so the lables were already printed without it. It's fine, I think it gives it a more clean and less cluttered look. Also in Germany we don't put our equivalent of a state behind city names. It's nothing that is gonna bother me in any way.

yea, it is fine this way too.

The $1s stay as they are as an homage to the original and to save on a lot of work that is not really necessary, I feel.

I could go either way on this one, but I like your decision.

And yes gear textured laminate lables.

Best laminate by far

 

[boltonguy]

#2 for me. Nice job and great looking chips!

 

[OfficerLovejoy]

About to be milled by my trusted executioner @arch3r

 

[OfficerLovejoy]

As @arch3r himself said: oh the humanity!

 

[OfficerLovejoy]

Sh%t's about to get real.

 

[Coyote]

Congratulations man!
Very nice project, and a truly loving effort!

If you 're going to get a really dark felt (which I would strongly recommend), I 'd go with
green frac, light blue $1, yellow $5, fuchsia $20, white $100.
You could also have a dark blue $10.

Since we don't have quarter coins in Europe, and for better versatility, I would make the frac non-denominated or make a .10 and a .50 (probably too late now?).

 

[OfficerLovejoy]

Congratulations man!
Very nice project, and a truly loving effort!

If you 're going to get a really dark felt (which I would strongly recommend), I 'd go with
green frac, light blue $1, yellow $5, fuchsia $20, white $100.
You could also have a dark blue $10.

Yes, a dark felt is a given when I finally build my table.

Since we don't have quarter coins in Europe, and for better versatility, I would make the frac non-denominated or make a .10 and a .50 (probably too late now?).

Yeah no way to change the lables now.
I have ordered 5c lables in addition to the 25c though to have the option for one more denom. I don't intend to use them atm.

Lable pr0n:

And here are some tests with the lables:
Option #1

Option #2

Option #3 (classic cali colors)

Option #4 as suggested by @Coyote

Option #5 as suggested by @warma

Opinions?

 

[warma]

#5. Fuchsia blue yellow green white. I recall you saying you like the fuchsia/blue over green/blue. Otherwise #4.

Black doesn’t shine on your table.

 

[Eriks]

Imo you can’t wrong with either option, but if pressed I would say cali colors. Congrats on an awesome set whatever you choose!

 

[OfficerLovejoy]

#5. Fuchsia blue yellow green white. I recall you saying you like the fuchsia/blue over green/blue. Otherwise #4.

Black doesn’t shine on your table.

Good point, I've edited in option #5.
To clarify though, the bg is not my table. But yes, it will be a dark felt.

 

[Coyote]

Of course, I will support my #4 suggestion ("If you don't support your house, it shall collapse on you" - Greek proverb )
I 've got jobs for the other colors too: $10 for the dark blues (as I said before) and .50 for the charcoals, to be used interchangeably with the .25s, according to stakes played.

 

[OfficerLovejoy]

Of course, I will support my #4 suggestion ("If you don't support your house, it shall collapse on you" - Greek proverb )
I 've got jobs for the other colors too: $10 for the dark blues (as I said before) and .50 for the charcoals, to be used interchangeably with the .25s, according to stakes played.

I couldn't keep up with the size of the pot with that many different denoms on the table.

 

[Coyote]

I couldn't keep up with the size of the pot with that many different denoms on the table.

That's why I said interchangeably.
In a .25/.25 game, your top value chip can be $10 (so, no $20s - and, of course, no .50s)
In a .50/.50 or .50/$1 game, you won't be using either .25s or $10s

Edit: If the white chip is going to be used, then only as top-value chip ($100). They get dirty at no time.

 

[Sambukan]

They are all great, i really like option #5

 

[OfficerLovejoy]

Procrastinating a decision on the flamingo breakdown with some of the other lables that I ordered.
4 episodes of cobra kai equal 60 chips labled. More work than I originally thought but very much worth it.

 

[Coyote]

Nice, but now you 've short-circuited my 6Volt brain

 

[OfficerLovejoy]

Glad you like them too.

 

[Santa123]

I vote for #3 classic cali.

 

[OfficerLovejoy]

I vote for #3 classic cali.

Why do you all hate the day greens?

 

[Coyote]

Why do you all hate the day greens?

Good for fracs and hospital walls
Edit: Basically, kidding. If you love them, use them as you wish, to be serious.

 

[OfficerLovejoy]

It is decided.

Option #5 will be the final lineup. Thank you @warma for this great idea. The white hundo really makes the other colors shine.

@arch3r is milling two white barrels as we speak to get everything ready for shipping.

Most chips still have to be sent to germany but I have half of the yellows and two racks of day green right here and I have started the labeling process.
Taking my time with these. Feels good when it finally all starts coming together after starting this project back in November.

 

[Rieguy]

Love the set; well done! Are you going to throw those 5c labels on the blacks?

 

[OfficerLovejoy]

I'm thinking about it. I got the 5ct lables just in case but the plan for now is to not use this set for nanostakes. I got an isle of capri set with a 10ct frac to cover the lowest buyin games and I wanna reward the players that dare to move up in stakes with the flamingo set.

 

[Mangatang]

I've just recently started out on a similar quest. I have these chips in hand, some chips en route, some still to find, milling services to acquire, and labels to procure. I will end up with a slightly different color scheme than yours, and I'm thinking of using a different city for each denomination.

 

[OfficerLovejoy]

It's a great project to take on. I like the different city for each denom idea. Cool to see what other ideas chippers come up with.

 

[OfficerLovejoy]

Some pre-completion pr0n.

The fuchsias and whites are to be replaced by chips in better condition.
Those are waiting in the US for a third rack of minty flamingos if @SpaceMonkey420 can make it happen.
As soon as I get that rack and @arch3r milled those whites I'll get the last pieces on their way to germany.

 

[SpaceMonkey420]

Some pre-completion pr0n.
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The fuchsias and whites are to be replaced by chips in better condition.
Those are waiting in the US for a third rack of minty flamingos if @SpaceMonkey420 can make it happen.
As soon as I get that rack and @arch3r milled those whites I'll get the last pieces on their way to germany.

I got a big box today..... about to open it. I think I hear a ton of birds chirping in there =)

 

[OfficerLovejoy]

 

[Mangatang]

Where's the pinks in this splash pot???

 

[Mangatang]

Btw, I can kind of see a textured look on the Gear labels. How do you like the textured feel? Is there a noticeable issue with the original $1's having smooth inlays? (I guess it depends how OCD you are.)